Absolutely love this review! The details you gave comparing the two films, were thoroughly convincing of why you valued the original and how the remake did not get near the mark of the essence of the movie. Thank you for your honesty and understanding of good cinema!
Is it fair to compare the movies though? Ben Wheatly didn't set out to re-make the Hitchcock movie. He adapted the book. I thought Rebecca (2020) was kind of so and so, but far from terrible. I agree with (sorry I don't know her name) Deep focus lens that the movie lacks any sort of... point. Ultimately it didn't feel like a Ben Wheatly film, and that was my biggest dissapointment.
I totally feel you with this video, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest is one of my favorite films, so this is pretty close to how i feel about the new show Ratched.
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Cuckoos Nest might be my favorite movie ever. I saw the trailer for that show and wanted to wipe the trailer from my memory. I feel so sorry for anyone who watched the whole show.
I first saw the original eons ago on a late night network movie showcase, as a budding teen movie buff. Commercial interruptions aside I was immediately hooked. At that time my only other Hitchcock experience was Psycho, and Rebecca was SUCH a contrast. I know it has problems, but AH's films---ALL of them---became an obsession. Was unaware of a remake until your video, but I love your brutal honesty here. The masochist in me wants to see this NOW, lol! Love your passion for film. Very insightful videos, always.
Just by watching the trailer for "Rebecca" (2020), it just looks and "feels" like one of those generic, made-for-TV Agatha Christie adaptations : overrated drivel for quaint, Sunday-evening, domestic distractions.
I'd be hard pressed to decide which was worse, Rebecca 2020, or Persuasion 2022. What is wrong with filmmakers these days? That said, I've always been so swept up by the Hitchcock film that it's hard for me to even see the flaws. The shift away from Ms. DeWinter makes total sense, though. I don't know if you'll see a comment on such an old video, but I am curious as to what else you see as flaws (besides the obvious Hays Code meddling with the ending). I love the mix of genres in the film, but I suppose it does have some pretty odd tonal shifts.
What I liked about the original is how effectively Hitchcock dramatized how economic dependence (and sexism) can make an adult feel like a child. I'm not sure if that's going to work quite as well in 2020 as it did in 1940. The movie that really explored a lot of Rebecca's them in 2020 was Invisible Man with Elizabeth Moss.
but tell us what you really think lol ... the original movie has wonderful performances, I especially liked George Sanders portrayal of understated charismatic sleeze.
The eye rolls and dropped comments had me giggling. A look at the trailer was enough to see it couldn’t win. I’m glad someone took the fall and did the work to provide this entertaining review.
Joan Fontaine's outstanding performance carried the 1940 Hitchcock film, IMO. But I also loved Olivier's troubled and angry portrayal of Maxim de Winter.
Deep, you are so right, "Rebecca" is an endearing classic. It had a ring of novelty and originality at the time (1940), and it has stood the test of time very well. I was a little curious about the remake, but I wasn't expecting very much from it. but still.... there are so many possibilities with that story for an imaginative director. But to even dare to touch to a Hitchcock as iconic as "Rebecca" requires real ideas, real talent, and actual ideas. The original succeeds at one of the best known aspects of his style: creating suspense. The tension about the real person under the image of the cold, weirdly odd and creepy governess (whose name I don't remember) is at timrs unbearable, and is an essential element of the story that should be developed as well in the remake, I hope, as it is so unique and memorable. Apparently, it didn't fall in the right hands .. I don't know if I'm even interested in finding out for myself. Perhaps.... if I'm bored and have nothing else to watch, which is virtually ....NEVER ?
Didn't even know there was a new Rebecca. And I will soon forget that it exists. I absolutely love that instead of calling it the "Golden Age", you call it the "Old Period" (9:55 mark). That's a better term for the Hollywood of then; their studio moguls flattered themselves as modern Greek gods without taking note how primitively said gods behaved in those myths. Or that their own behavior fit those myths to a tee. (That David O. Selznick was a pain in the ass to creative personnel is my polite way of putting it.) So from now on I'm borrowing the less flashy "Old Period" term from you.
I love the 1997 TV mini-series most. The one with Charles Dance and Emilia Fox (best known for the Silent Witness crime series I guess) and Diana Rigg. I have understood it wasn't received very well by critics, but I happened to stumble on this version in 2020 and really liked it. Edit: And of course, I like and remember the 1979 classic. Having been born in the former Soviet Union I saw it first on Finnish TV in the1980s. The 1997 version is much less of a crime drama, somewhat more low-key and introverted.
Hey! Love your reviews, especially all the ones that revolve around Old Hollywood and Hitchcock! Just curious, did you see the Rebecca BBC mini-series that came out in the 90s? If so, what was your opinion? Thanks!
I watched the original film as a kid in 1974 and loved it. It also scared me. I watched this new remake last year and I fully agree, it's a piece of shit.
awesome video awesome review. Its a bummer b/c i think wheatley has a lot of potential, but none of his films have really clicked w/ me. I am excited to see what he does w/ tomb raider though.
Don’t plan on watching it but this review is everything I need. Please drink wine in more reviews especially for the bad films and even a bong hit wouldn’t hurt. You’re always very professional and intelligent in your reviews but it’s great to see you let loose.
I saw Rebecca in the cinema... Me and some old folks left looking like ghosts What a fucking nightmare! The chemistry between the stars was like hydrochlauric acid being thrown in my face ... and wheatley’s directing had the charm of a rotting teddy bear at someones graveside. I'm glad you're pissed off too...
Mine too. The absolute definition of breath-holding suspense, and such iconic performances and wonderful chemistry from Ingrid Bergaman and Cary Grant. Among their very best, I think.
All I had to do was see the color correction in the movies advertisements and I figured it was some sort of trash. Just like the new "The Great Gatsby" Dumb colors beget bad films.
I have to say I agree with you entirely, especially about the second half of the movie. Hitchcock could have done a better job remembering whom his main character was. I would have liked to have seen more of the main finding her own kind of strength as a character. Her own strengths being her loyalty, her kindness and compassion. The strength she shows at the very beginning of the movie as she calls out to stop a total stranger from jumping from a cliff. Here is how I'd want to see it done. During the revised second half, as Maxim grows more exhausted, showing more vulnerability and hurt, she assumes the roll of protector. Because the point is she's not Rebecca. Rebecca may be glamorous and beautiful and be possessed of a shallow grace but the main is what Maxim actually needs. She is loving, she is strong. Rebecca is cruel and weak. We get hints of this during the second half, such as her fake faint in the court room when Maxim is becoming overwrought and self-incriminating. Also what if they changed up the burning of the manor and it's the main racing back afraid Maxim has been consumed in the blaze? Though upon thinking about it further, I wonder if the manor burning down in the end is even needed. I like the idea of Maxim just saying "Let's not go back. Let's start fresh" or something like that as an indication that he's done being controlled by Rebecca, by Mrs. Danvers and by Manderley itself. I see Rebecca largely as an allegory on escaping abuse. I like the idea of the final shot of the movie as Mrs. Danvers scowling out the window. She's won. She's alone at Manderley with Rebecca's ghost and no one to torture but herself because her victims just went NC. I think the reason the remake screwed up making the main more active is because in our modern dialogue on "strong female characters" 🤮we only recognize one way to be strong. And that is the "independent woman." The idea that a woman could be strong within the context of a relationship in which she is actually caring seems alien to so many screen writers.
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I'd rather stick to the 1940 classic. And there's one made for TV version {1997} that's also good. Or you could just.. Read the book 😏 You can't beat the classics though.
Rule number 1 in cinema: Don't remake a classic. Rule number 2: If you do make sure you understand the original more than just the general plot. Question: Is that glass of fermented grapes a reaction to the disappointment of watching the new Rebecca or are you a connoisseur of good wine to enhance your viewing experience? 15:55 Good point. Sadly this is often crudely dismissed with:"It's a movie, not a realistic documentary."
Damn you need to have a several sipped of drink to get you through this review segment lol. I think it is the Wine that is doing most of the talking here lol
If there is anything to be improved on in the 1940 version, it would be the performance of Olivier, who is a bit wooden to play the husband with a secret past who appears to love or not love his new wife. It's a challenging part for any male actor, who has to not give anything away and still show his dual, sympathetic and alienating sides. The actor in this remake also doesn't do it any better.
@@deepfocuslens Thank you for saving my time.. I love your channel , your taste and analysis on movies, we have similar tastes however different perspectives and that is cool, it adds depth to understanding and interpretation of film. I noticed Onibaba on a previous video, check out Kwaidan and Kuroneko both excellent films.
I skipped thru so much of it and it still seemed like a long movie. I enjoy the 1997 PBS version, love Charles Dance but Sir Lawrence Olivier is by far my favorite. The 1970 one is okay.
Thank you. Haven't read the book, or seen any of the many movies. Thought this latest might be my chance to catch up with this legendary story. Sounds like a no, not this one.
It's also sad because the director has made some exceptional films with some extremely low budgets. I highly recommend trying Kill List and A Field in England. This film does not represent his finest work.
I agree-new Rebecca is terrible on so many levels. IT SUCKS. The best are the original with Joan Fontaine and the 90's PBS version with Charles Dance as Maxim, Emilia Fox, and the great Dianna Rigg as Mrs. Danvers.
well, these period movies are usually a good excuse for us to see a lot of people smoking and lighting cigarettes, but I have to say...not a lot of smoking in here... As for the movie itself, couldn't finish it, it's a very bad movie. And sometimes we learn more from weak movies.... Not the case.
@@deepfocuslens Holy shit, that's right! I grew up poor as shit so our couches were always covered in plastic. I thought it was just a Latin thing. There was a good part of the couch which was reserved for guests only (I'm not shitting you) and the bad part was immediate family. Sticky, sharp, cold, confusing Latin couch culture. I'm sure Paulie would sympathize.
I haven’t watched the new “Rebecca” but I do find a spectacular meta-irony in the notion that the new one isn’t as good as the original.
Ironically, this is one of her best reviews.
Absolutely love this review! The details you gave comparing the two films, were thoroughly convincing of why you valued the original and how the remake did not get near the mark of the essence of the movie. Thank you for your honesty and understanding of good cinema!
Is it fair to compare the movies though? Ben Wheatly didn't set out to re-make the Hitchcock movie. He adapted the book. I thought Rebecca (2020) was kind of so and so, but far from terrible. I agree with (sorry I don't know her name) Deep focus lens that the movie lacks any sort of... point. Ultimately it didn't feel like a Ben Wheatly film, and that was my biggest dissapointment.
Damn I love how REAL you are Thanks for honesty
I totally feel you with this video, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest is one of my favorite films, so this is pretty close to how i feel about the new show Ratched.
Ken Kesey worked at Menlo Park CA. Vets Hosp. near my H.S. - He dropped acid & started writing there. Grateful Dead started around my H.S. & Govt acid experiments. Watch One Step Beyond 1961 tv host takes mushrooms in NorCal location. Watch Whiteboard Dr. and Dr. Been podcasts about how Ivermectin prevents & cures C. Watch The President's Analyst 1967 James Coburn. Movie predicts now. Don't watch spoilers. Listen to Go album by Stomu Yamashta - Michael Shrieve on drums from my hometown Redwood City . Bob Weir, Stevie Nicks & Lyndsay Buckingham went to my H.S.
Just Another Movie by Timbuk 3 fits right now. Stay well.
Cuckoos Nest might be my favorite movie ever. I saw the trailer for that show and wanted to wipe the trailer from my memory. I feel so sorry for anyone who watched the whole show.
The beginning of this video is just a masterpiece
the demonic audio goes with the tone of the review. I came here when I saw her holding a glass of red
The intro of this video is a masterpiece of cinema unto itself
There's not much that matches the passion that one has when they go off on something that they hate.
I first saw the original eons ago on a late night network movie showcase, as a budding teen movie buff. Commercial interruptions aside I was immediately hooked. At that time my only other Hitchcock experience was Psycho, and Rebecca was SUCH a contrast. I know it has problems, but AH's films---ALL of them---became an obsession. Was unaware of a remake until your video, but I love your brutal honesty here. The masochist in me wants to see this NOW, lol! Love your passion for film. Very insightful videos, always.
I know we’re in for a treat when we see a wine glass in the thumbnail 😂 👏
Just by watching the trailer for "Rebecca" (2020), it just looks and "feels" like one of those generic, made-for-TV Agatha Christie adaptations :
overrated drivel for quaint, Sunday-evening, domestic distractions.
I'd be hard pressed to decide which was worse, Rebecca 2020, or Persuasion 2022. What is wrong with filmmakers these days? That said, I've always been so swept up by the Hitchcock film that it's hard for me to even see the flaws. The shift away from Ms. DeWinter makes total sense, though. I don't know if you'll see a comment on such an old video, but I am curious as to what else you see as flaws (besides the obvious Hays Code meddling with the ending). I love the mix of genres in the film, but I suppose it does have some pretty odd tonal shifts.
the ending of this remake with the perfume commercial vibes made me want to projectile vomit and then rip my eyeballs out. i really mean this
What I liked about the original is how effectively Hitchcock dramatized how economic dependence (and sexism) can make an adult feel like a child. I'm not sure if that's going to work quite as well in 2020 as it did in 1940. The movie that really explored a lot of Rebecca's them in 2020 was Invisible Man with Elizabeth Moss.
You just verbalized everything I felt while watching the new Rebecca.
but tell us what you really think lol ... the original movie has wonderful performances, I especially liked George Sanders portrayal of understated charismatic sleeze.
Would love to hear your thoughts on Hitchcock's Rope. Huge fan of the channel.
The eye rolls and dropped comments had me giggling. A look at the trailer was enough to see it couldn’t win. I’m glad someone took the fall and did the work to provide this entertaining review.
If only I could give you 1,000,000 thumbs ups for the opening line ''Fuck this movie!'' Oh yes! Spot on!
Joan Fontaine's outstanding performance carried the 1940 Hitchcock film, IMO. But I also loved Olivier's troubled and angry portrayal of Maxim de Winter.
I’m watching the original for the umpteenth time and just HAD to listen to your review once more because you’re brilliant 💚☘️💚
Deep, you are so right, "Rebecca" is an endearing classic. It had a ring of novelty and originality at the time (1940), and it has stood the test of time very well. I was a little curious about the remake, but I wasn't expecting very much from it. but still.... there are so many possibilities with that story for an imaginative director. But to even dare to touch to a Hitchcock as iconic as "Rebecca" requires real ideas, real talent, and actual ideas. The original succeeds at one of the best known aspects of his style: creating suspense. The tension about the real person under the image of the cold, weirdly odd and creepy governess (whose name I don't remember) is at timrs unbearable, and is an essential element of the story that should be developed as well in the remake, I hope, as it is so unique and memorable.
Apparently, it didn't fall in the right hands .. I don't know if I'm even interested in finding out for myself. Perhaps.... if I'm bored and have nothing else to watch, which is virtually ....NEVER ?
I could listen to you rage for a life time..and a glass of wine to boot. What a beauty. Great show. Nice job.
Thank you for pointing out that Manderley is as much a character as the human characters.
Didn't even know there was a new Rebecca. And I will soon forget that it exists.
I absolutely love that instead of calling it the "Golden Age", you call it the "Old Period" (9:55 mark). That's a better term for the Hollywood of then; their studio moguls flattered themselves as modern Greek gods without taking note how primitively said gods behaved in those myths. Or that their own behavior fit those myths to a tee. (That David O. Selznick was a pain in the ass to creative personnel is my polite way of putting it.) So from now on I'm borrowing the less flashy "Old Period" term from you.
I love the 1997 TV mini-series most. The one with Charles Dance and Emilia Fox (best known for the Silent Witness crime series I guess) and Diana Rigg. I have understood it wasn't received very well by critics, but I happened to stumble on this version in 2020 and really liked it.
Edit: And of course, I like and remember the 1979 classic. Having been born in the former Soviet Union I saw it first on Finnish TV in the1980s. The 1997 version is much less of a crime drama, somewhat more low-key and introverted.
is there a sound effect every-time the video has a cut or am I just going crazy?
Its her inner rage coming up to the surface
I noticed it too, it sounds like a spoooooky lightning sound effect
she lives in castle on a cliff overlooking a stormy sea
Hey! Love your reviews, especially all the ones that revolve around Old Hollywood and Hitchcock! Just curious, did you see the Rebecca BBC mini-series that came out in the 90s? If so, what was your opinion? Thanks!
“Fuck this movie.”
What a 2020 way to start a movie review. Love it.
Great video and cheers🍷 I love how you said the movie sucks and still came with a 20 minute video for it. :D
The intro LMAO!
this is gonna be good
I watched the original film as a kid in 1974 and loved it. It also scared me. I watched this new remake last year and I fully agree, it's a piece of shit.
awesome video awesome review. Its a bummer b/c i think wheatley has a lot of potential, but none of his films have really clicked w/ me. I am excited to see what he does w/ tomb raider though.
His first four films are all great imo. Starting with High-Rise he completely lost it. He can't really direct action so I'm not expecting much.
Don’t plan on watching it but this review is everything I need. Please drink wine in more reviews especially for the bad films and even a bong hit wouldn’t hurt. You’re always very professional and intelligent in your reviews but it’s great to see you let loose.
I saw Rebecca in the cinema...
Me and some old folks left looking like ghosts
What a fucking nightmare!
The chemistry between the stars was like hydrochlauric acid being thrown in my face ... and wheatley’s directing had the charm of a rotting teddy bear at someones graveside. I'm glad you're pissed off too...
I didn't even know there was a remake lol. Hitchcock films are definitive. My fav from that era is Notorious.
Mine too. The absolute definition of breath-holding suspense, and such iconic performances and wonderful chemistry from Ingrid Bergaman and Cary Grant. Among their very best, I think.
At least there is the new Anya Taylor-Joy mini series The Queen's Gambit to look forward to. 😊
Just binged it, a little slow at times but really good.
@@j.frankparnell Agreed
Speaking of fashion, what was with Armie Hammer and those awful mustard yellow suits? Was that ever fashionable?
It was a great moviegoing experience seeing Hitchcock's Rebecca in a theater (The Castro, San Francisco).
I saw it too, in my hometown.
Would love to see you give a review (and spoiler analysis on the ending) of "The Call" (Korean 2020 film that just came out) on Netflix
Best opening to a movie review I’ve ever seen.
All I had to do was see the color correction in the movies advertisements and I figured it was some sort of trash. Just like the new "The Great Gatsby" Dumb colors beget bad films.
I’ll definitely take your word for it, and skip eyeballing this movie. Your facial expression in the beginning says it all.
I have to say I agree with you entirely, especially about the second half of the movie. Hitchcock could have done a better job remembering whom his main character was.
I would have liked to have seen more of the main finding her own kind of strength as a character. Her own strengths being her loyalty, her kindness and compassion. The strength she shows at the very beginning of the movie as she calls out to stop a total stranger from jumping from a cliff.
Here is how I'd want to see it done. During the revised second half, as Maxim grows more exhausted, showing more vulnerability and hurt, she assumes the roll of protector. Because the point is she's not Rebecca. Rebecca may be glamorous and beautiful and be possessed of a shallow grace but the main is what Maxim actually needs. She is loving, she is strong. Rebecca is cruel and weak.
We get hints of this during the second half, such as her fake faint in the court room when Maxim is becoming overwrought and self-incriminating.
Also what if they changed up the burning of the manor and it's the main racing back afraid Maxim has been consumed in the blaze? Though upon thinking about it further, I wonder if the manor burning down in the end is even needed. I like the idea of Maxim just saying "Let's not go back. Let's start fresh" or something like that as an indication that he's done being controlled by Rebecca, by Mrs. Danvers and by Manderley itself. I see Rebecca largely as an allegory on escaping abuse. I like the idea of the final shot of the movie as Mrs. Danvers scowling out the window. She's won. She's alone at Manderley with Rebecca's ghost and no one to torture but herself because her victims just went NC.
I think the reason the remake screwed up making the main more active is because in our modern dialogue on "strong female characters" 🤮we only recognize one way to be strong. And that is the "independent woman." The idea that a woman could be strong within the context of a relationship in which she is actually caring seems alien to so many screen writers.
imagine watching a movie with this woman
*Loved* the 1940 version as well ! ☝🏽😙
Someone please cut that intro for an iconic reaction GIF
why is there a weird noise every time it cuts?
Sorry ya'll. Forgot to add my external mic.
@@deepfocuslens The Godmother: Just you wait my darlings til you meet your gracious hostess !
The Godmother: So okay , I ain't the Avon Lady!
Malicious: Forget the food greedy guts, what i want is money!
Malicious: I hate Halloween Blahhh!
Small: Thank you Fairy Godmother.
Bazooey: Fairy Godmother my foot! That's a wicked witch !
Rotten: Boy look at this dump! It's really Rotten!🙃
Thanks to you, I went and watched the original (free on RUclips)
Thanks for the heads up. Cheers 🍷
T-shirt idea: "Fuck this movie."
Hitchcock is such a great director, love Birds and Psycho.
one of your best reviews. excellent.
I'd rather stick to the 1940 classic. And there's one made for TV version {1997} that's also good. Or you could just.. Read the book 😏 You can't beat the classics though.
Rule number 1 in cinema: Don't remake a classic.
Rule number 2: If you do make sure you understand the original more than just the general plot.
Question: Is that glass of fermented grapes a reaction to the disappointment of watching the new Rebecca or are you a connoisseur of good wine to enhance your viewing experience?
15:55 Good point. Sadly this is often crudely dismissed with:"It's a movie, not a realistic documentary."
Must stress the effectiveness of your Eye-Roll game. Vicious.
nothing is funnier than drunk, angry Maggie
Just finished watching the 1940 Rebecca. Not bad. I enjoyed very much. I'll watch the 2020 version to compare.
You have surpassed yourself with this one!!!!! I could not stop laughing!!!! You are a G-E-N-I-U-S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"hes been on talk shows" I just cracked right up.Gotta do more current films,because you are more clever and honest than most.thank you.
Have you seen revolution Road? Your description reminds me of that movie
What is that sound at the editing cuts of your video?
Yeah there’s some weird robotic gurgle
This new Rebecca doesn't even merit 1 🌟 out of 4. It gets an F , a 0 ! 😠
Yknow its bad when a demon possesses the sound
i like the creepy deep breathing white noise in the audio. is a ghost probably. they not like ur critique of the movie.
Cant wait for Ben Stillers version
Nowhere to go but up.
You need to watch our show, The Video Nasty Project. We've got the "FUCK THIS MOVIE!!!!" button. Mushroom cloud guaranteed. Check us out.
But how are modern audiences going to understand it if they don't dumb it down? How's my sarcasm?
I didn't have much hope for this movie when I saw the trailer. Hitchcock's Rebecca is on my need to see list.
Women in the 1930s who wore pants were living on the Left Bank of Paris studying art and dating Henry Miller.
XD I nearly just spit out my drink reading this.
Agree! You said everything that I found jarring in this movie and more!
That thumbnail is ✨🧐
[05:37] - the review proper begins here.
"The MOVIE and the _film"_
oh dam im yet to watch it. trailer looked good but... everyone said its bad
Damn you need to have a several sipped of drink to get you through this review segment lol. I think it is the Wine that is doing most of the talking here lol
You know, I don't think she liked this movie very much.
Do you have a script for your reviews or are they done more “off the cuff” (either way they’re incredible)
Thank you! Reviews I have a sort of bulleted script. Not exact, but a basic outline to go off of. And the topic videos are all off the cuff.
I kinda knew your first word was going to be *******
lmao
If there is anything to be improved on in the 1940 version, it would be the performance of Olivier, who is a bit wooden to play the husband with a secret past who appears to love or not love his new wife. It's a challenging part for any male actor, who has to not give anything away and still show his dual, sympathetic and alienating sides. The actor in this remake also doesn't do it any better.
I actually really enjoy the original despite it's flaws, I have no desire to see a Netflix remake.
I watched it so you don't have to.
The only way you'll like the remake is that you haven't watched the original.
@@Onmysheet Hypothetically, if I had no knowledge of Rebecca whatsoever, the remake would still be a piece of shit.
@@deepfocuslens Thank you for saving my time..
I love your channel , your taste and analysis on movies, we have similar tastes however different perspectives and that is cool, it adds depth to understanding and interpretation of film.
I noticed Onibaba on a previous video, check out Kwaidan and Kuroneko both excellent films.
I skipped thru so much of it and it still seemed like a long movie. I enjoy the 1997 PBS version, love Charles Dance but Sir Lawrence Olivier is by far my favorite. The 1970 one is okay.
Thank you. Haven't read the book, or seen any of the many movies. Thought this latest might be my chance to catch up with this legendary story. Sounds like a no, not this one.
It's also sad because the director has made some exceptional films with some extremely low budgets. I highly recommend trying Kill List and A Field in England. This film does not represent his finest work.
Wondering if you ever watched Atonement and what your thoughts on it are.
bleh
What did you have in that wine, motor mouth?🍷🤭
I agree-new Rebecca is terrible on so many levels. IT SUCKS. The best are the original with Joan Fontaine and the 90's PBS version with Charles Dance as Maxim, Emilia Fox, and the great Dianna Rigg as Mrs. Danvers.
well, these period movies are usually a good excuse for us to see a lot of people smoking and lighting cigarettes, but I have to say...not a lot of smoking in here... As for the movie itself, couldn't finish it, it's a very bad movie. And sometimes we learn more from weak movies.... Not the case.
This movie sounds like a perfect example of something that shouldn't exist. Just like plastic couch covers.
Don't you dare diss Paulie Walnuts like that.
@@deepfocuslens Holy shit, that's right! I grew up poor as shit so our couches were always covered in plastic. I thought it was just a Latin thing. There was a good part of the couch which was reserved for guests only (I'm not shitting you) and the bad part was immediate family. Sticky, sharp, cold, confusing Latin couch culture. I'm sure Paulie would sympathize.
That's the same kind of anger I felt after seeing Tenet
“Fuck this movie.” That pretty much summed up how I felt about this remake.
No disrespect to Armie Hammer though.
don,t hold back maggie. tell us what you really think
Such a missed opportunity for casting Kyle Mclaughlin as a creepy rich-man taking advantage of a girl with daddy issues in the contemporary world!
Is that Darth Vadar I hear?
Great video. I couldn’t agree more.
3:52 "The movie and the film are so similar..." I bet! :D
Where should I start? Book or Hitchcock?
Book!!
There was a decent tv mini series made in the 1970's. Jeremy Brett was excellent as Max De Winter.
Yes, a bit of wine seems to help
Alluring title :)